July 10, 2011 10:10 AM CDT

MVMA Announces Winners of Second Annual MVMA Design Awards Competition

Program recognizes trend setters in industry

By Todd Costello

The Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association (MVMA) publicly announced the winners of the second annual MVMA Design Awards, a program created to recognize the work of industry professionals who are setting trends by featuring Manufactured Stone Veneer in their projects.

On June 14, 2011, three judges from the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD), including Executive Director Steve Mickey, served as the judges for the 2011 MVMA Design Awards Contest. The judging took place at the Clarion Anaheim Resort Hotel in Anaheim, CA, where the MVMA was holding its Annual Meeting.

This is the second year that MVMA has hosted the event. The judges selected 27 winners (gold, silver and bronze) out of the total of 57 entries. Submissions for the contest were received from February through June of 2011.

"For the second year, our judges were overwhelmed by the amount of quality submissions," said Mike Fischer, MVMA general manager. "This award program is really picking up speed and epitomizes how masonry veneer products can be used for innovative and eye-catching projects."

The gold winners for each category are:

Hardscape – Residential

Toscana Palazzo Grande – Veneerstone

Hardscape – Nonresidential

Colonial Heritage - Environmental StoneWorks

Remodel – Residential – Interior

Central Park West – Veneerstone

Remodel – Residential – Exterior

Tambone Residence - Veneerstone

Remodel – Nonresidential – Interior

Christ the King Church – Environmental StoneWorks

Remodel – Nonresidential – Exterior

Universal luxury apartments – Veneerstone

New Construction – Residential – Interior

The Berman Residence – Quality Stone Veneer

New Construction – Residential – Exterior

HGTV Green Home 2011 – Coronado Stone Products


Derr Koi Conservatory – Quality Stone Veneer

New Construction – Nonresidential – Interior

Staybridge – Veneerstone

New Construction – Nonresidential – Exterior

Muhlenberg Lutheran Church – Quality Stone Veneer
To see all of the entries and their photos please visit our website, www.masonryveneerdesignawards.com, and follow the link on the home page.

To see just the winners, please look at our Facebook album here, http://on.fb.me/inVVCF.

Also, follow us on Twitter for the latest news and updates from MVMA, http://twitter.com/#!/MasonryVeneer.

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About the Author

Todd Costello is the Director of Communications for the Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association.